Politico’s Ben Smith interprets the staff exodus as a clue that feared oddball and Texas governor Rick Perry will enter the race. Perry’s top henchmen, Dave Carney, who quit along with Tyler, had enlisted with the Gingrich campaign earlier this spring. A May 6th Politico piece about Carney’s hire hints at some early disillusionment: “Asked whether he believed Gingrich could win the presidency, Carney said, ‘Anybody can win.’”